Did Superman become
a hero
When he got his red
cape
Or when he learned
The true meaning of
pain?
Did he have to cut
himself
And see that he
bleeds
Before he understood
The cries of mankind
Dying in war?
Did he have to feel
the ache
Of hunger and thirst
Before he understood
Longing and Desire?
Did Superman become
a hero
When he flew from a
skyscraper
Smiling at the birds
Feeling the wind
under his feet?
Did he have to know
despair
To understand
elation?
Did he have to know
anger
To be able to love
fully?
Did he have to know
discord
Before he could
appreciated
The sweet song of
the nightingale?
Did he have to feel
the bruise of a fist
Before longing for
the gentle embrace of a hug?
Did Superman become
a hero
When he held the
Earth
High in one hand?
Did he have to know
the heaviness of grief
Before he can learn
about charity?
Did he have to feel
the cold
Before craving the
warmth
Or know the blaze of
summer
Before turning his
face towards the cool breeze of Spring?
Did he have to know
poverty
Before reveling in
the riches of fame?
Did he have to know
betrayal
Before believing in
loyalty?
Did Superman become
a hero
When he ran the
speed of light?
Did he have to
believe a lie
To see with clarity
what is truth?
Did he have to feel
the tears
Running down his
face
In order to laugh
away his pain?
Did he have to feel
the heat of a bullet
To know the benefits
of healing?
Did he have to know
fallibility of sickness
Before he knew the
nourishment of health
Did he have to grow
old and feeble
Before he ran with
the speed of the young
And the energy of
the strong?
Did Superman become
a hero
When he put on his
first red cape?
Did he have to leave
his true love in pain
To understand the
depth of emotion?
Did he have to lash
out in anger
To know the
importance of a smile?
Did he have to know
a heart feels pain
That it can ache and
feel loss
Before truly knowing
to hold onto love?
Did he have to be
hurt
To then hurt someone
else?
Did he have to know
indifference
Before seeing the
truth in a smile or a wink
The love in a touch,
in a kiss?
Did Superman become
a hero
Because he could
easily love?
Are we all so
different in our hearts
Or just screaming in
different voices?
Was I a super hero
Wounded in battle?
If I stretch out my
arms
Will I feel the
freedom of the wind upon my face?
If I moved and never
stopped
Will I forget about
my own pain
Until I finally drop
in need of rest?
If I have to save
the world
Will I become too
weary
Will I ever know the
love of one
When I have to save
the hearts of so many?
Do heroes ever get to love
When they carry around so much pain?
Did Superman ever
really know
How to love or just
to save?
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